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Sheriff Richard J. Behnke reports that on November 29, 2022 at approximately 5:59am, his officers were called to investigate a personal injury crash on Donnell Lake Street just west of Lewis Lake, in Penn Township, Cass County Michigan.  Upon arriving at the scene, deputies made contact with the driver of the crash, 22-year-old Vandalia resident Janelle Gazi.  Gazi stated that she had seen an animal in the road and swerved to miss it, running off the road and colliding into a large tree. Gazi was transported to Borges Lee Hospital for injuries obtained in the crash. Seatbelts were worn and alcohol was not a factor.  Assisting at the scene was Penn Township fire, Pride Care Ambulance.